The Twistesee is a

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on the Twiste in the county of

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Location

The Twistesee is located at the northern end of the Langer Wald around 30 km

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west-northwest of Kassel between

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in the west,

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to the northeast and Wolfhagen to the southeast. The reason for its construction was the so-called Henry Flood (''Heinrichsflut'') on 16/17 July 1965 that caused serious damage and destruction in the catchment areas of the Twiste and Diemel rivers. Near one riverside village, Wetterburg, the Twiste was impounded by a

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to form a very large flood retention basin in order to control the water level.

Sights

Among the sights in the vicinity of the Twistesee are: *

, the best known destination near the reservoir. * Neu-Berich, a village with an interesting past, near the lake. *

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, somewhat southeast of the reservoir, has an historical old town which is entirely protected, a palace, an historical town church and the Landauer Wasserkunst, an historical water supply system. * Near Volkhardinghausen, not far south of the reservoir, stands the French Oak (''Franzoseneiche'').

References

External links

Private website on the Twistesee

Literature

* Peter Franke, Wolfgang Frey: Talsperren in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. DNK – DVWK 1987,

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